Dr Michelle @Drosmel@qoto.org
PhD in Cell Biology
I am a Research Scientist and lab manager for the Tootle lab in the Biology department at the University of Iowa. We use Drosophila oogenesis to understand the mechanisms regulating prostaglandin production and function. My particular interest is the developmental roles of lipid droplets and their connection to prostaglandins.
I love biology and teaching people about what is happening in cells. I also am really interested in microscopy.
I also like cats, horses and horseback riding, fish keeping (I have two aquariums), video games-particularly the Half-Life franchise and Half Life mods, and I have recently gotten into VR (NOT META!) so if you want to chat about any of these topics that would be great!
Joined Nov 2022
Can we please just lose the electoral college and go with a popular vote
While I respect the work Ross Scott has put in to the Stop Killing Games movement, he really needs to make a new Freeman's Mind episode
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My 9 year old got mad at me and called me old. Now every time I walk past him he hums the theme from Jurassic Park.
Watching Freeman's Mind, drinking wine, and I am taking tomorrow off. Life is good.
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Hello Mastodon, an #introduction.
I'm a geospatial scientist with a PhD in Earth System and Geoinformation Science. I work in remote sensing and #GeoAI, mostly on drought, vegetation, and land — in Africa and the US Great Plains.
I'll mostly post maps, model results, and #GoogleEarthEngine and Python tutorials (#geopandas, #rasterio). I'm also building a national GIS data portal for #Cameroon.
#RemoteSensing #GIS #EarthObservation #Python
@trinsec I am dying even more. The drama continues!
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If you don’t feel like celebrating America today, celebrate Peach, who was born on the farm on this day in 2017. Her full name is Impeachment.
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Indominus rex (Jurassic World Science Gone Wrong, Captivz Surprise Egg by ToyMonster)
Over on the Dinosaur Toy Blog I’ve written 22 reviews of ToyMonster’s Captivz figurines, miniature Jurassic World toys that come in blind bag eggs, accompanied by a trading card or token and slime, kinetic sand, or some other tactile material. I like these figures a lot, they’re typically very well made and reasonably priced. You can check out the various Captivz figures I’ve reviewed […]
Read more... https://monstertoyblog.com/indominus-rex-jurassic-world-science-gone-wrong-captivz-surprise-egg-by-toymonster/ #IndominusRex
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I’ve been making bedside water bottles for years but I don’t make them very often. They’re inspired by Mexican botellones—small clay water jugs with an accompanying cup which serves as a cover. Sometimes the cup has a handle. I’ve also discovered a Congolese version of the botellón. It’s such a simple and effective idea that it’s no surprise it would appear in multiple cultures. #pottery #ceramics #beautility
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We have a grad student in the lab from Sri Lanka. She has never been away from home before and is extremely homesick. Any suggestions on something I could do to help? We are in Iowa.
We have a grad student in the lab from Sri Lanka. She has never been away from home before and is extremely homesick. Any suggestions on something I could do to help? We are in Iowa.
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The negative self-talk isn't random.
It has a source.
Sometimes it's what your parents said, so many times it became your own voice.
Sometimes it's what society said about people like you.
Sometimes it's you, breaking one of your own rules.
Before you try to fight it, figure out where it came from.
You can't fight with something you haven't named.
You can't move on before you recognise your own voice.
@trinsec you aren't kidding about the drama! I have died so many times. I will say its a lot of fun though!
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Happy Canada Day!
The Indigenous flag was designed by artist Curtis Wilson (d 2019).
The renowned artist was born and raised in the Ligwilda’xw territories and he was a member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River.
""Every day is a learning experience we must do our best to pass on the knowledge to our future generations." ~ Curtis Wilson
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I’m happy to announce the release of a new open source 3D physics engine called Box3D. I’ve been working on this project for a few years now, but it represents over 20 years of experience writing physics engines for games. Read more here: https://box2d.org/posts/2026/06/announcing-box3d/
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📰 "Fly Viral Atlas: A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of RNA viruses and transposable elements (TEs) in Drosophila melanogaster"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.28.735102v1?rss=1
#DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Drosophila #Immunity
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Well, I just got let go from my job after 2.5years so it’s time to find the next thing.
I have almost 30 years experience with #PHP and for many years was one of the community’s loudest voices about testing and code quality.
I like helping teams turn business requirements into working software and refactor applications and modernize them to conform to patterns and practices that lead to better outcomes.
I am looking for 100% remote roles where I can use my PHP (with a bit of Python ) skills to help your project get better.
I am in the North American Eastern time zone and have dealt with jobs where folks were both in EU time zones and North American Pacific time zone.
I am eligible to work in Canada and I also have a consulting business so non-Canadian companies could use me.
@trinsec I just bought this. Can't wait to try it!
PhD in Cell Biology
I am a Research Scientist and lab manager for the Tootle lab in the Biology department at the University of Iowa. We use Drosophila oogenesis to understand the mechanisms regulating prostaglandin production and function. My particular interest is the developmental roles of lipid droplets and their connection to prostaglandins.
I love biology and teaching people about what is happening in cells. I also am really interested in microscopy.
I also like cats, horses and horseback riding, fish keeping (I have two aquariums), video games-particularly the Half-Life franchise and Half Life mods, and I have recently gotten into VR (NOT META!) so if you want to chat about any of these topics that would be great!
Joined Nov 2022
